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Religion: Buddhism What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

499,734,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

People Groups

677

Unreached Groups

529 (78.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▼		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Dariganga Mongolia 31,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Japanese Canada 56,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Bulang Myanmar (Burma) 15,000 Blang Buddhism ● 1.90 % 0.80 % New Testament 1
Lao Argentina 2,000 Lao Buddhism ● 10.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
Oy Laos 24,000 Oy Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Lao Phuan Laos 145,000 Phuan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Translation Needed 3
Tuva, Uriankhai Mongolia 42,000 Tuvan Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Buriat, Russian Kazakhstan 700 Buriat, Russia Buddhism ● 12.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible -
Kikai Japan 13,000 Kikai Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.72 % Unspecified 1
Burmese Korea, South 23,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Sino-Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 16,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Han Tai China 58,000 Lu Buddhism ● 0.70 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia 30,000 Mongolian, Halh Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Torgud Mongolia 16,000 Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism ● 0.80 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Uzemchin Mongolia 2,900 Mongolian, Peripheral Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.70 % New Testament 1
Thai China, Hong Kong 11,000 Thai Buddhism ● 1.40 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Khmer Canada 22,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Kiorr Laos 4,700 Kiorr Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 1
Sinhalese Maldives 2,700 Sinhala Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Kampuchea Krom Cambodia 276,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 6
Lao Wieng Thailand 57,000 Language unknown Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.60 % Unspecified 1
Toku-No-shima Japan 5,000 Toku-No-Shima Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.55 % Unspecified 1
Kui Cambodia 34,000 Kuay Buddhism ● 3.50 % 0.53 % Complete Bible 1
Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan 67,000 Miyako Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.51 % Unspecified 1
Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia 56,000 Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism ● 0.60 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Totals: 677 Peoples   499,734,000     529 ●       5,820
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